August Marmont
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August Marmont was a French general and marshal of the First French Empire, noted for his service under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars and later controversial defection in 1814.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| August Marmont canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7395735 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Marmont Context triple: [Siege of Ragusa (1806), commander, August Marmont]
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A.
Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led major Allied operations in the European Theater, including the invasion of southern France.
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B.
William H. Simpson
William H. Simpson was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led the Ninth Army in major European campaigns, including the final offensives into Germany.
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C.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
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D.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
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E.
Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership in World War II and the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: August Marmont Target entity description: August Marmont was a French general and marshal of the First French Empire, noted for his service under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars and later controversial defection in 1814.
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A.
Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led major Allied operations in the European Theater, including the invasion of southern France.
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B.
William H. Simpson
William H. Simpson was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who led the Ninth Army in major European campaigns, including the final offensives into Germany.
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C.
James M. Gavin
James M. Gavin was a highly regarded U.S. Army lieutenant general and paratrooper commander in World War II, known for leading the 82nd Airborne Division in major European operations.
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D.
Lucian Truscott
Lucian Truscott was a highly regarded U.S. Army general of World War II known for his aggressive leadership in the Italian Campaign and later commands in major European operations.
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E.
Mark W. Clark
Mark W. Clark was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership in World War II and the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French general
ⓘ
Marshal of the First French Empire ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Bourbon Restoration
ⓘ
Napoleon I of France ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleon I
|
| areaOfActivity |
Napoleonic military campaigns
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleonic Wars
military leadership ⓘ |
| birthName |
Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
|
| conflict |
Peninsular War
ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| employer |
First French Empire
ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolutionary era
ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName |
Marmont
ⓘ
linked to:
de Marmont
|
| givenName | August ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability |
role as marshal of Napoleon I
ⓘ
role in the fall of Napoleon in 1814 ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Marshal’s baton of the First French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshal of France baton
|
| historicalReputation | considered a traitor by many Bonapartists ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French imperial nobility
ⓘ
linked to:
Napoleonic nobility
|
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Marshal of France
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Duke of Ragusa ⓘ |
| notableAction | negotiated with Coalition forces in 1814 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defection from Napoleon in 1814 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial defection in 1814
ⓘ
loyal service to Napoleon ⓘ |
| notableWork | service under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marshalate of the First French Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Marshalate of France
|
| positionHeld | Duke of Ragusa ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: August Marmont Description of subject: August Marmont was a French general and marshal of the First French Empire, noted for his service under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars and later controversial defection in 1814.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.